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Nizami Sesame Pulao

May 24, 2012 by anjanaskc 27 Comments

Sesame pulao -A  rich and flavourful rice from the land of Nizams – Hyderabad

Nizami sesame pulao



INGREDIENTS-

  • Rice-1 cup
  • Fresh cream-3 tbls
  • Butter-1 tbls
  • Ghee-2 tbls
  • Cashew nuts-2 tbls
  • Peanuts- 1 tbls
  • Sesame seeds-2 tbls
  • Whole red chillies-6
  • Urad daal(black lentil)-1  t.s
  • Mustard seeds-1/2 t.s
  • Curry leaves-10
  • Salt-3/4 t.s
PROCEDURE-
  1. Wash and soak rice for 20 minutes.
  2. Fry cashews and peanuts in 1 t.s of ghee on low heat till golden in colour.
  3. Dry roast sesame seeds and red chillies in a pan ,then grind to make a powder.
  4. Take a pan and add ghee,when become warm add urad daal and mustard seeds.
  5. When start crackling add curry leaves.when daal become red then add the ground powder and 2 cups of water.
  6. When water start boiling add salt and soaked rice(drain the water used for soaking).
  7. When it start boiling .lower the flame and simmer till 90% cooked.
  8. Now heat a small pan,add butter ,after few seconds add fresh cream stir,and add fried cashwes and peanuts .mix and pour over the rice.
  9. Cover the pan with a aluminium foil  and then cover tightly with the lid.
  10. Cook on slow flame for 5-10 minutes(Dum) or till done
  11. Garnish with fried chillies and curry leaves
  12. Serve hot.
serving suggestions-serve with raita , yoghurt and salad
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Nizami Sesame Pulao

Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time30 mins
Servings: 2 people

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Comments

  1. Follow foodie says

    May 25, 2012 at 3:56 am

    Lovely
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  2. Shabbu says

    May 25, 2012 at 1:26 am

    looks yummy and delicious…
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  3. Julie says

    May 24, 2012 at 9:37 pm

    wow..delicious!!

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  4. Sangeetha says

    May 24, 2012 at 7:55 pm

    new to me, sounds very interesting n flavorful…looks inviting too!!
    Spicy Treats

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  5. Rasi says

    May 24, 2012 at 6:58 pm

    this looks fantastic!

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  6. Reshmi Mahesh says

    May 24, 2012 at 6:34 pm

    Delicious looking flavorful rice..

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  7. faseela says

    May 24, 2012 at 6:10 pm

    yummy delicious n innovative……….

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  8. Suja Manoj says

    May 24, 2012 at 5:50 pm

    Flavorful and tempting rice.

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  9. ANU says

    May 24, 2012 at 4:45 pm

    wow very nice…i bet if would have tasted too gud! 🙂

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  10. Nupur says

    May 24, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    I have never added Sesame to the rice before, I really would like to go ahead with this. Actually, when it comes to rice now am thinking I dont do any experiments at all.. Phheww !!

    Nice captivating pics Anjana..

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  11. Anu says

    May 24, 2012 at 3:17 pm

    Sounds interesting and yum

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  12. Spice up the Curry says

    May 24, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    really delicious looking rice preparation. awesome,

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  13. Hema says

    May 24, 2012 at 2:28 pm

    I usually make a rice where you add the sesame powder in the end, this is very different and looks good..

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  14. Alpana says

    May 24, 2012 at 2:01 pm

    Flavorful & delicious…….yum

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  15. Priya says

    May 24, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    Super flavourful and delicious one pot meal..Lovely pulao.

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  16. Hamaree Rasoi says

    May 24, 2012 at 11:20 am

    adding fresh cream is very interesting here…Looks inviting

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  17. Kaveri Venkatesh says

    May 24, 2012 at 9:49 am

    Very flavorful and delicious rice

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  18. Divya Pramil says

    May 24, 2012 at 9:43 am

    So rich.. Must be delicious 🙂
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  19. Shanthi says

    May 24, 2012 at 9:33 am

    Mmhh. delicious..

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  20. Roshni says

    May 24, 2012 at 7:18 am

    This is a simple recipe.. but full of flavours. will try it

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  21. kitchen queen says

    May 24, 2012 at 6:29 am

    Wow lovely pulao and it is a wee bit similar to our preparation of sesame rice.

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  22. Delicious Adventures says

    May 24, 2012 at 5:48 am

    yummy recipe…will definitely try it…http://megdeliciousadventures.blogspot.in/

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  23. meena says

    May 24, 2012 at 5:41 am

    ok what happend to ur template. u had a great look before. i think you are doing some changes there

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  24. Akila says

    May 24, 2012 at 5:31 am

    Wow just love it…..

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  25. Lavanya says

    May 24, 2012 at 5:02 am

    Lovely pulao anjana

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  26. meena says

    May 24, 2012 at 4:53 am

    u r excellent cook anjana.. ur recipes are amazing and so simple ghar ka khana .. wud try this next time i m in mood for pulao

    Reply
  27. PT says

    May 24, 2012 at 4:36 am

    haven't tried this before.. it would be excellent.. i can guess it from the snaps..

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